Microsoft reconsiders and after listening to users and their complaints

It is well known to everyone that Microsoft has a browser, Bing, which is far from being able to compete with Google and not We don't talk about quality, about whether one or the other works better. As far as presence in the market is concerned, those of Google have a good advantage.

That's why at Microsoft they thought at the time that a good way to get users to become fond of Bing could be to make it mandatory. Do you use Office 365 Pro Plus? In that case, Bing would become the default search engine used in ChromeA decision that, due to the controversy created, has finally been discarded.

Bing still has a future?

Finally the American company will not force Office 365 ProPlus customers to adopt Bing as a search engine in Chrome. A decision that they echo on their techcommunity website.

The company acknowledges the wrong decision and now admits that administrators will have decision-making capacity The ability to install the Microsoft Search in Bing extension in the devices used in a company it will be something optional. These are the changes that Microsoft adopts:

• The Microsoft Search in Bing browser extension will not be automatically deployed with Office 365 ProPlus.
• Through a new option in the Microsoft 365 admin center, admins will be able to choose to deploy the browser extension to your organization through Office 365 ProPlus.
• In the short term, Office 365 ProPlus will only deploy the browser extension to AD-joined devices, even within organizations that They have chosen. In the future we will add specific settings to govern the deployment of the extension to unmanaged devices.

Microsoft's decision to install the Microsoft Search Bing extension on any system running Office 365 ProPlus to make Bing set as the default search engine had drawn the ire of users who on forums like Reddit or Github had expressed their discontent with a policy they considered abusive.

Plans to install this extension initially affected users in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States, although it would come later to other markets. An extension that they planned to start in February.

Office 365 ProPlus is the Microsoft Office 365 plan that allows you to have the latest tools for productivity, collaboration, regulatory compliance, and Business Intelligence (BI), regularly updated. A tool for PC and Mac with the following features:

• Office on all your devices. You will have the familiar applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.; always at your disposal and where you need them.
• Enhanced security and compliance tools. Get tools to more easily ensure secure communications and adherence to regulatory compliance directives.
• Implement it however you like. Use your own tools for on-premises deployment or use the Office 365 online service, and receive non-stop updates.
• Includes well-known Office tools, always updated: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, Skype for Business, among others.And Office on PC and Mac, as well as iOS, Android, and Windows phones and tablets; each user can install Office on 5 computers, 5 tablets, and 5 phones.
• Offers file storage and sharing with OneDrive for Business, which gives each user 1TB of personal cloud storage that can be accessed from anywhere and will sync to your PC or Mac for use it offline.

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